Comments on: Silver Medal – Golden Effort

By: goldenzen

goldenzen — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:04:41 +0000

Ellen, I got the email with your latest comment here, but I see your comment it is not showing, I am not sure why. I will respond to you personally.

By: goldenzen

goldenzen — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:03:06 +0000

Simon – I like your comments…to win you gotta at least run in the race. I think so often I expect results without the action. Thanks!

By: Harmony

Harmony — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:38:34 +0000

My wonderful readers: I am so blessed to read your comments and I hope others have also done so.

Ellen – I am so very sorry that you expereinced such a painful loss of a friend.

May your marathon of life lead each reader to a place of total abandon and utter vitality.

By: surjit

surjit — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:53:24 +0000

A wonderful inspirational message:
…’In Zen, we see ourselves in others, in nature, in space, in all things.
..’we have so much to cheer about. We are in life to live it to its utmost…’
Thanks Harmony for sharing your insights.You are a source of inspiration for many of us.
God bless.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:35:06 +0000

People win gold medals and it is worth bearing in mind that there is no reason why you – or I or anyone reading this – can’t be one of them, in whatever our particular ‘event’ in life may be. We are right to be inspired by those who are triumphant.

At the same time, it is one of life’s conundrums that not all of us can win medals. If, as I believe, we are all one with the Divine, with the very life force of the universe, why should this be? And how do we deal with this?

It is important, of course, to make sure that we are running in the right event – the event in which we have come to earth to participate. It is also, perhaps, important to realize that running the race is what is really important, as hackneyed as that may sound. And perhaps it is also important to realize something that is often overlooked: that there are a great many more ‘events’ in life’s Olympics than the obvious ones. Many otherwise ‘unsuccessful’ people go through life simply being kind to those they meet in the course of their days. They don’t win any medals for that. Perhaps they should.

By: tobeme

tobeme — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:31:58 +0000

Harmony,
Great post! For me it is all about self awareness coupled with passion which drives me to achieve my desires.

By: Ellen Wilson

Ellen Wilson — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:11:05 +0000

Harmony,

I have no idea what makes one person give up versus another. Today I found out from a friend that a mutual acquaintance of ours committed suicide.

I know we all have different life circumstances and it is interesting what makes one person stronger and another give in.

Then I wonder what is giving in anyway.

We fight the wave, the current
An Ocean

No matter

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:23:58 +0000

Hi Harmony,

What an inspiring post. For me, it’s my faith and belief in myself I can do it.

Those Olympians are great role models. They never give up, do they?

By: goldenzen

goldenzen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:07:09 +0000

Wendi – So you know first hand! I have such admiration for Olympians and school ground athletes alike. In fact, anyone who creates anything AMAZES ME. Thank for sharing.

Davina – I have even been know to crawl Thank you for sharing!

By: Davina

Davina — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:04:29 +0000

What do I do to get to the finish line of my dreams? I walk. Dance. Listen. Cry. Plan. Share. I fall and get back up again. All the time my eyes are focused on that horizon that is always in front of me. And I know there is someone there championing me to keep going. That person is me.